Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for February 19, 2025

OOOooohhh… Luann is writing poetry about Phil and his gloves. Looks like we may have a Love Connection . :)

So, where did the long piece of wood go that was vertically next to the Sweethearts sign 2 days ago?

Gloves. At least they’re using protection.

Don’t knock Luann’s efforts.

“Folks” love “finding tales.”

Which is probably why “Finding Nemo” was such an inexplicable “hit.” ;-)

So, where did the long piece of wood go that was vertically next to the Sweethearts sign 2 days ago? Nil took it outside to paint and eye on it.

Phil looks puzzled. Is it too much to ask for a male character in this comic strip (besides Nil) to show some interest in art or music or literature? Even if it’s just Gilbert & Sullivan or Robert Frost?

Why is Phil wearing gloves when he’s not preparing food or giving patients a medical treatment? Nurses don’t wear gloves all the time.

Glove, exciting and new.

Modest Luann DeGroot?

I hate metaphors! Why can’t people be upfront in their communications??

Old-fashioned ladies’ gloves? That happens to be one of countless abstract fetishes a former friend of mine has.

Lu is embarrassed by Mrs. Horner’s perceptive perspective of the true meaning of the “Gloves” poem a methaphor for how Luann approaches love. That seems true in panel three. How do we get from Phil’s “old-fashioned love” idea to perhaps his recognition that Luann, being a hopeless romantic, might fit within his equally romantic vision? Arc time might tell.

Go ahead Phil, read it!

‘How do I glove thee? Let me count the ways..’

I’ve been looking for gloves in all the wrong places.

Heads up, Phil. Last time Mrs. Horner got excited she has a stroke.

Poets have complained that only 4 words in English rhyme with ‘love’, ‘shove’ ‘dove’ ‘glove’ and ‘above’. The French and Spanish don’t have that problem. Which is why there are so many songs about the moon.

No Luann, like everyone wears when it’s cold.

The long piece of wood was actually the door to a room. They are standing in what appears to be a corner. At any rate they are definitely standing at a different place than the entrance door, since they were discussing the art in the previous strip. And why on earth would there only be one sign?

Who is Phil ???

Ann❤️Eiffel is reading “Finding Your Tiger Striped Thong in a Rich Shoog Daddy’s Bedroom” about a Shoog Daddy’s soon to be ex wife producing evidence in the divorce proceedings.

Here’s a new game, take a shot every time Phil says “old-fashioned”. Evanses are beating this into our heads, perhaps setting up a failed romance between modern creative woman Luann and old-fashioned Phil.

Looks like Mrs. Horner might be inadvertently playing Cupid.

No glove, no love?

How I hoped the fact that Luann is taking a poetry class is giving more opportunities to read her poems, HOORAY! Phil seems to have figured out that the poem is about their meeting, let’s see if it’s really a love poem or maybe Mrs. Horner has read too much into it. But seeing Luann’s embarrassment it could really be about love.

Can’t wait to hear this. And the ‘gloves’ are like the ones Phil wears, not Mrs. Horner, I’ll bet.

Does Luann’s poetry beat the classic “There was an old lady from Nantucket…”

It’s pretty obvious now that Greg’s drawing gloves on Phil even at inappropriate times (which many readers noticed) was his method of foreshadowing… bringing us here.

Just saying- wearing gloves ALL the time does nothing to stop the spread of germs…

Could this be the poem Mrs. Horner is referencing??

Luann and Phil went up the hillThey each had a quarter.Luann came down with fifty centsThey didn’t go up for water.

Awww, she’s even got the poem on her!

Speaking of gloves, why is Phil still wearing “latex” gloves? Ridiculous. “Old” ladies were young once and wearing cotton gloves with a stylish outfit was the norm. Formal wear and British royalty still favor gloves. Another social nicety that has been lost with consideration and politeness.

Ooh, please read it, PLEEEEEEZE?

Love glove?

Glove is patient…

Glove is kind…

Glove is not jealous…

Glove is blind.

(Thank kew, thank kew, I’ll be here all week…)

Sounds like she’s been to the proctologist

Luann, do you really love glove or are just saying it?

Where would we be without 1960’s & 70’s sitcoms, cliche’ humor at its finest ! ;-)

Uh oh, watch out, older lady here!

I want to hear the poem

Finding Glove? So many possibilities for double-entendres with that one.

Mrs Horner isn’t the best yenta she tried setting Luann up with Gunther. And it was cute but didn’t last :(

In the wintertime among all the sleet and frost

Gloves are those ^&$584%&$%%# things that always end up lost

After that you should hear Luann’s other poem entitled “Love Gun”.

Love how Lu is acting like a poised young woman around Nil and Phil rather than her usual ditzy schoolgirl.

Shouldn’t Mrs. Horner have asked Luann if it was okay to show her poem to Phil?? She’s not very tactful.

Luann, you may have a future in marketing. I hear Trojan wants to buy the rights to that particular poem.

Phil is adorable.

Luann clearly does not get it.

No glove, no love. Ha ha ha ha, as if Luann knows what that means!

No glove, no love. Ha ha ha ha, as if Luann knows what that means! A